Holland

A decadent weekend in Holland was indulged in. You see there was that spare flight we booked, because we thought we would be fogged in at Christmas and well.... So we had an unfocused by very enjoyable weekend in Holland. I will again praise the virtues of Schipol airport and the fantastic Dutch rail system. Both are excellent.
So what to do in Holland, in February, when the flowers are not yet out, it is off season and your pregnant?
We didn't spend much of the daytime in Amsterdam. We had 3 courses at an excellent friendly Italian restaurant for dinner. We slept in and indulged in a fulll continental breakfast. Yes, they eat more than just cereal and toast on the continent.
We took the train to Den Hagg for the day. Drank coffee in a funky bar, ate Steak Frites and visited the Escher museum. The museum was excellent. We expected about half an hour, yeah seen that before and off for more coffee. But we stayed for 2 hours, there was really cool early work from italy, as well as a lot of good pieces I hadn't seen. Some neat interactive displays on the the top floor as well. I was a little disapointed that most of the early work was not available in the shop, as I am unlikely to see it again.